Super Eagles of Nigeria forward Ademola Lookman has been nominated for the 2024 Globe Soccer Awards Best Men’s Player prize along with some illustrious names.
The 27-year-old Atalanta star will vie with 32 others for the award, including legenday pair Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi as well as Ballon d’Or holder Rodri.
Others in contention include Vinicius Junior, Jude Bellingham, Dani Carvajal, Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappe, Lautaro Martinez, Lamine Yamal, Toni Kroos and Harry Kane, who all finished in the Ballon d’Or top 10.
The annual Globe Soccer Awards ceremony is hosted by the Dubai Sports Council in the United Arab Emirates.
The list of 33 men’s nominees was released on Thursday, with Egypt and Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah the only other African nominated.
Lookman finished 14th in the Ballon d’Or in October and is the favourite to win the CAF Awards African Players of the Year prize.
Full 2024 Globe Soccer Awards men’s nominees
1. Nicolò Barella
2. Jude Bellingham
3. Hakan Çalhanoğlu
4. Dani Carvajal
5. Artem Dovbyk
6. Phil Foden
7. Antoine Griezmann
8. Alejandro Grimaldo
9. Viktor Gyökeres
10. Erling Haaland
11. Harry Kane
12. Toni Kroos
13. Robert Lewandowski
14. Ademola Lookman
15. Emiliano Martínez
16. Lautaro Martínez
17. Kylan Mbappé
18. Lionel Messi
19. Dani Olmo
20. Cole Palmer
21. Rodrigo
22. Rodrygo
23. Cristiano Ronaldo
24. Bukayo Saka
25. Mohamed Salah
26. William Saliba
27. Federico Valverde
28. Vinicius Júnior
29. Vitinha
30. Nico Williams
31. Florian Wirtz
32. Granit Xhaka
33. Lamine Yamal
